Job description

Seeking a Security Analyst with IT auditing experience for an opportunity in Columbia, SC.

Scope of work:

• The organization strives to conduct routine, special, and investigative audits to assist the Board and Organization Management in assessing and improving programs and operations.
• The Security Analyst Project Lead will, under limited supervision, plan, manage, and conduct Information Technology (IT) audits and activities for the Office of Internal Audits.
• The Analyst will plan and analyze IT systems leveraging COBIT, COSO, ISO, ITIL, NIST, and other relevant frameworks, regulations, and guidelines.
• The Analyst will be required to travel and conduct routine, special, and/or investigative audits at sites located throughout the entire state of South Carolina.
• The Security Analyst will work primarily under the general guidance of the Office of Internal Audits but will also be required to work closely with other teams and organizational staff at all levels.
• The Security Analyst Project Lead should be self-motivated, team-oriented, work under limited supervision, and respond to priority tasks as needed.

Responsibilities and duties:

• Identifies risks and evaluates internal controls in information system environments.
• Assist the Internal Audit Director in developing and managing IT Continuous Auditing Programs
• Plans and analyzes IT systems leveraging COBIT, COSO, ISO, ITIL, NIST, and other relevant frameworks, regulations, and guidelines.
• Performs test of design and operating effectiveness over IT general controls.
• Reviews the selection and implementation of IT technical controls.
• Validates baseline security configuration for operating systems, application, networking, and telecommunications equipment.
• Prepares working papers and reports to support recommendations and conclusions with related IT standards.
• Develops, builds, and implements tools to analyze data to improve audit efficiency and effectiveness, including risk assessments.
• Provides analytics to be used to incorporate best practices in continuous auditing.
• Performs risk assessments (e.g., data security, IT Governance, Disaster Recovery)
• Provides IT input to Internal Audit Director in development of the Annual Five-Year Audit Plan to improve IT compliance and effectiveness of the organization’s information systems environment.
• Follows up on recommendations made by external auditors or outsourced firms on IT external audit reports; as well as recommendations made from IT internal audit reports.
• Utilizes data analytics software to assist OIA with auditing, consulting, and special reviews.
• Performs data extractions, analytical testing and security reviews utilizing Audit Command Language (ACL) and other analytical tools.
• Provides IT technical support for the Office of Internal Audits (e.g., hardware, software, ACL, etc.).

Required knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Experience in projects involving PCI/NIST security implementations and/or audits.
• Accounting, audit experience.
• Experience working with risk management, ITIL.
• Knowledge of information technology field, best practices, organization, and operations.
• Verbal communication skills, written communication skills, organizational skills.
• Flexible and easily adapts to changing priorities.

Job Type: Contract

Salary: $65.00 - $70.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Columbia, SC 29201: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Cybersecurity: 6 years (Required)
• Auditing: 3 years (Required)
• NIST: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: One location

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